Chisholm v. Georgia (1793) in a Nutshell
By: Dave Benner In 1793, a controversial Supreme Court opinion convinced Congress to amend the Constitution to provide a more explicit safeguard for federalism. Indeed, even Federalists considered the majority ...
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Why the “National Public Vote” Scheme is Unconstitutional
By: Rob Natelson The U.S. Supreme Court says each state legislature has “plenary” (complete) power to decide how its state’s presidential electors are chosen. But suppose a state legislature decided ...
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Government Exceptions to the 4th Amendment; Where are they?
by KrisAnne Hall, JD Judges these days seem just fine with allowing the government exceptions to the 4th Amendment. That doesn’t surprise me, I went to law school. So its ...
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Trashing the 12th Amendment with the National Popular Vote
By Publius Huldah The compact for a National Popular Vote (NPV) is a destructive scheme. Yet it’s been approved by several States; and is pending in others. Since the text ...
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The “Compact” Gimmick to circumvent the Powers granted to Congress by Article V
By Publius Huldah The supremacy clause at Article VI, clause 2, US Constitution, says: “This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; ...
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What the Framers really said about the purpose of amendments to our Constitution
By Publius Huldah One of the silliest of the many unsupported claims made by those lobbying for an Article V convention is that our Framers said that when the federal ...
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